Scott - no problem in posting. That's why I put it up on linuxvm.org (no guarantee or warranty)
Mark - I don't fill up my root volume because sometimes a full root can cause problems. What the script does is write zero blocks until the pack is full, then removes the file, leaving the compressed blocks on the RVA. This approach will "reclaim space" on a partially full volume that has expanded, then contracted. It really has to be run on as many volumes as possible to get a significant amount of space back. I make it a policy to format the volumes on the RVA when a volume is returned to me by a user, just to make sure the space is clean (assuming you have users that return volumes once in a while :-). The only remedy I know of if the box goes autistic is to remove some of the volumes, hence losing data, and freeing up space. So I would monitor the RVA frequently as the automatic tools don't know about Linux. Regards, Jim Linux S/390-zSeries Support, SEEL, IBM Silicon Valley Labs t/l 543-4021, 408-463-4021, [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Grace Happens ***
